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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
The Railway Mai, Service.

WASHINGTON Now 1G.-The annual report OF
A. Nash General Superintendent OF the Hallway Mail
Service shows that tho close OF the fiscal year ended
June 30 1887, mail service had been authorized upon
1soo5o miles OF railroad postal clerks being employed
distributing the mail 10000 miles service re-
naming 1850 miles being by closed pouches
A. the same date there were In operation Il inland
postal clerks were employed To handle the mails while
In transit there employed railroad 4O3
and on steamboat routes 81 railway postal clerks being
total q 400 men While in the performances Of their
duties the postal clerks railroads travelled lin crewS
1853 TAT miles.
During tho year there were IA deramentA or wrecks
OF trains ON which postal clerks were employed In
these wrecks three clerks killed. IS seriously and
II slightly injured ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
MISS FREAM AND HER TALKS.
DE WITT MEMORIAL CHURCH FOLKS
SAP THEY ARE TOO LONG.
They 60 to q Police Justice for Authority
to Mako her shut Up-sho Dcnes them
and Says she VIII Talk All she Plcnses.

They Go to q Police Justice for Authority
to Mako her shut Up-sho Dcnes then
and Says she VIII Talk All she PIeascs.
Miss Rebecca Fream, who used to be Q
Sunday school scholar In the Do Witt Memo
rinl Church ut $50 Rivington street when II was
first established. and who in after years was
leader In conducting its evangelical work, has,
within tho past fortnight. been the prominent
figure In the first fight that the church has had
to face. and at last the church authorities have
consulted lawyers with view to ousting her
from the church body. Tho church Is big in.
stitution, managed by the New York City Mis-
sion on an undenominational basis.
On Tuesday DR.. Schaufer. manager Of the
mission. wrote to Miss Fream that II she ever
again entered the church or took part In the
services the law would DO invoked to expel
her. That night she was In her place at the
Ss RsS ~ and ps MGy
German that Miss Fream would break up the
evangelical meetings IL something wasn't done
that her speeches in meeting. were so proiong-
thing. Minister Elsins admitted that at tie
meetings everybody was invited to say some
thing. and that It was possible that Miss Fream
had Ti,n merely acted upon these invtations.
q long time: and finally told Minister Eising
t that the a1thCritiS,s Of the Dc witt Memorial
Chufch undoubtedly haQ the authority to ok
clude any ono from their meetings that they
had an objection to, and that Miss Fream
could be excluded under this authority.
1t was said last night that the fight had been
going on for several years. and that the lead
ers OF the church, on their side, insisted that
whatever benencent influence Miss Fream
might have been able to exert In the past had
departed.
Miss Fream last night. at her neat apart
ments at 81 Cannon street. talked for over an
hour In the liveliest possible strain. and denied
alphabetically the charge that she was injuring
Of an hour explanation she declared that she
five or six minutes. She said that she was ac-
tive in church work long before the Rev. Mr..
Elsing appeared on the scene, and that Mr..
Elsrg had confessed to her his doubt as to his
fitness for the work. She says that he said to
her; II feel that the Lord has called mo to
work in SIAM"
To this she replied: We'll. II the Lord has
called you to work in Siam you can't expect to
Miss Fream is tall. slim woman OF about IS
years. who wears sDectac!es. She smiled at
times during her exceedingly vivacious story
OF the church fight and told the reporters that
she wasn't going to mind the attacks OF the
church authorities
have been up to the Astor Library" she
said. and have read the law books there,
and have found that any citizen can 20 to
church meetings and express his or her senti-
ments when invited to do So That's what I'm
going to do until am prevented by the law"
The next meeting OF the De Witt Memorial
Church Is to be held tomorrow night.
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The Venetian. Cargo on Fire.

Boston. Nov. 1G. - Fire was discovered
early this morning in tho after hold OF the
steamer Venetian. loading at this port for
Liverpool. to sail to-day. Tho fire was among
the cotton. of which there were 800 bales in the
hold. besides 200 barrels Of oil. Tho fire was
fierce one. and 1t required n double compile
the two harbor fire boats to cheek and eS-
tinguish it. The Venetian Is discharGing her
cargo. and will probably be clear tomorrow.
The cotton taken out is badly damaged. While
the fircmen were fighting tho fire the smoke
became 80 dense and the heat so great that Il
large number OF them wore overcome. and
same shin. that arrived here on Nov 10 with
fire In the forward hold. The cargo was then
thrown into the sea, and the fire extinguished
with steam.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
FATHER KIRNER Responsible
Tho jury Fiads that hts Negligence OF tho
Law Made tho school Buiiding Fall.


Coroner Eidman concluded yesterday az
ternoon his inquest into the cause OF death Of
the seven persons who wero killed In the col
lapse OF Father Kirner's school In East
115th street, near Pleasant avenue, on Oct. II.
William ]. Martin. who was the inspector In
that district. testified that whom Father Kir-
ner told him that he wanted to build two moro
stories no told tho priest not to build higher
without getting permit from the Building
Bureau. but the priest disobeyed the witnesses
order. Martin said he told the priest that he
would write a complaint and the priest as
sured him that he had soon Superintendent
D'Oench, and that the Superintendent had
given him permission to continue tho work
pending an approval OF the plans Later the
witness became dissatisfied and wrote out
complaint. which he was to have filed, he said.
on Monday, prior to the fall OF the building.
but neglected to do so.
The jury, was out about four hours, and found
elevator was the cause OF the building falling.
They found that Emelian Kirner was primarily
responsible for the deaths.
The Jury recommended that the preSant
building laws be revised and amended. and
that u separate building department BIO erected.
with it's chief officer to be appointed and re-
moved by the Mayor.
tho verdict which attributes the falling Of the
building to the action OF the bod elevator. and
gave in special verdict. which attributed tho
accident to faulty construction.
Inspector Martin will be discharged to day
In Yorkville Police Court.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
l.. y. wheeler's Trial.

HARTFORD, Nov. 16.-The hearing In the
case OF E. S. Wheeler OF New Haven. charged
with obtaining money from the Phoenix Ma
tional Bank Of this city by false pretences, was
resumed this morning. 4
+. s. Bradley President of the Yale National
Bank OF New Haven. testified that his bank
discounted note Of s3,64l.ll for Wheeler ON
his representation that the j. IL. WIcks Com
pany was solid. a.
ii. l.. fortune was called to show that the
James L. Wicks. Company was. formed from
James l.. Wicks Il Co., without the payment OF
any money. and that 994 shares went first to
James l.. Wicks. but this entry WAS cancelled.
and the last record on tho stock book was SS4
shares for Wheeler.
The defence offered no evidence, and tho case
was adjourned to Nov. II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
Failure of Philadelphia Stock Broker.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 16.-R H. c. Hill, a
stock broker at 30s Walnut street. announced
his inability to meet his obligations to-day
The firm was formerly Hill & Kennedy. About
$4,000 shares OF stock were bought in under
the rule for Mr.. Hills account. or this 5000
shares consisted OF Reading and the balance
OF Pennsylvania, Northern Pacific preferred
and common. and st. Paul. Tho failure caused
some surprise. but the market was not affected.
Mr.. Hill has been engaged In the stock broker
age business for some years and is we'll known
in financial circles. He has boon "a pronounced
bear and made considerable money hut when
the tide turned few weeks ago he was still
short Of 2 large amount OF stock and failed to
cover. It was announced this morning that
Mr.. Hill had sold his sent In the New York
Stock Exchange. and his failure was a surprise.
Mr. Hill was one OF the heaviest operators on
the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. He was
very popular. and has the sympathy Of every
needy. OF which Mr.. Hill was the senior mem
ber.. was organized In 1881, and had u capital
Of about $l5O,O0O. The firm was dissolved last
April, business being continued by MIR. Hill.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
VAS GRUNWALD MURDERED
Found Dead with his Face Crushed In ut the
Foot OF CHE


New BRUNSWICK, Nov. 16.-Leonafd Grun-
wald left his home about o'clock last evening.
and did not return. This morning his relatives
searched tho city for him. without SUCCESS. Ho
was seen going toward his homo at o'clock
this morning. About noon to-day Mr.. Brown,
who resides on Burnut street, at the base OF q
cliff moro than 100 feet high, found Grunwald's
body at tho rear OF his house. The mans skull
was crushed and his face was crushed In.
The place where Grunwald was found was
more than half mile from his residence.
while, when he was last seen, he was within
one block Of his home. His family think some
ono led him to the top OF the hill. which is
difficult of access. murdered him there and
then threw him over. The face Of the cliff Is
perpendicular, and he must have fallen almost
100 feet before striking: 1t Ia said. however,
that the crushing In Of his face could not havo
been the result OF u fall. and that 1t must have
been pounded with a stone.
A relative, Mrs Laubenheimer. believes
Grunwnld was killed mt o'clock this morning,
because at that hour she awoke suddenly, and
had such strange sensations that she could not
get asleep again, although she usually sleeps
soundy
Two tramps were seen hanging about tho
place where Grunwald was secn last Grun-
wald WIS we'll to do. He went yesterday to
Trenton with his lodge OF Odd Fellows, but re-
turned early In the evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
THE OLDEST CANAL ron SALE
Awork Suggested by william Penn and ne.
gun by David Rittenhouse No Longer Useful.

Awork Suggested by Wlll1nua Fem and Re-
gun by David Rittonhousc No Longer Useful.
HARRISBURG. Nov. 16.-The Union Canal
which was the first canal projected on the
American continent, having been suggested
by William Penn in 1900. and its route sur
veyed seventy years later. before there was
canal In operation even In England. Is to be
sold. The route on this canal was surveyed by
David Rittenhouse. the astronomer. and DR..
William Smith. Provost OF the University OF
Pennsylvania, in 17G2. 1t extended from tho
Schuylkill River, near Reading to the Susque-
hanna, at the present site of Middletown. Dau-
phin county. 1t was the first link In q proposed
chain OF water communication between the
Delaware River and Lake Erie. a project ssO
gigantic for that carly day when canals and
even turnpikes were unknown, that the pro-
jeGtors were believed by tho people s9 be crazy;
planes to overcome the Allegheny Mountains.
o plan which was adopted seventy:fye yours
later by the State In fits old Portage Railroad.
-, The Revolutionary War interrupted work on
the pioneer canal, and IN l79l Robert Morris.
tercsted in 1t. The work was too far in advance
OF the times. however, and II was not completed
until 1927. The canal Is eighty-ntne miles In
length. and some OF tho greatest engineering
work 81 that day was necessary In Its construc-
bored for this canal through nearly 300 feet of
solid rock. and tho summit Of the canal being
higher than its terminal feeder, o pumping APP
pnratus had to be constructed to raise the
water to the necessary height. The canal cost
s5,00O.0Q0. Railroad transportation having
few years ago it was abandoned, and IL ia now
offered for sale.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
THE WOMEN WILL ORGANIZE
Last Nights Meeting At Pythasoras Hal
tho biggest and LiveiIest Yet.

1IosC NIHaSS GcetIn& NJ Fytnu1Or0S Hail
tho biggest and Lvellest Yet.
The most enthusiastic and the largest
meeting OF the series being held in Pythagoras
Hall by the working women Of the city was
held last evening. Tho hall will hold but 400 {;
every seat was taken. Like former meetings,
last nights was held with closed doors. not
merely because the girls are better able to re-
veal their Individual hardships, ono of the
managers OF the meeting said after the meet
ing. but more especially because the names Of
the girls who spoke would BIO known and their
employers would probably discharge them.
There is singing usually at the meetings, but
last evening there was none. Discussion was
too earnest for any indulgence in recreations.
There were present cloak makers, shirt
ers on satin. besideS more ordinary trades
phine shaw Lowell Of the State Board Of Chart
YORK. Mrs Lowell 5 argument was that girls girls
by working from fifteen to eighteen hours q
S as pr rs 1heS ey to a9
Mrs. Dr., Miller Of the Charity Hospital on
BlackwelIs Island related instances, of girls
down by overwork and insufficient food and
Then Miss Bertha Froblsher recited poem
places and briefly told their sad experiences in
their work. One brGht,eyed young woman
Gorrlgan's mitre which he wore before the
Pope, and which she presented to him, de-
clared that she had been told by those whom
best embroidery In Paris for prices SO low,
owing to there being no tariff, that she would
Another Intelligent girl, n shirtmaEer, said
that she made shirts Tor As cents a dozen ut
Hermann Stein's shop In Forty-third street,
more to make So IA week. The most expert
IorkeIs by working very hard got 81 week:
four men. Russian Poles, in the shop. 1t was
Mr.. Stems declared purpose, the girl added. to
I'll tho shop with Russian Poles.
Finally. Miss Van Etten mado n ringing
speech. urging the women to form an organlzn-
ton She was applauded vigorously. A COM
until 7. NJ. to receive names OF women and
girls who will join working women's union.
No name has been adopted for the organization.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
SPARKS OUT OF OFFICE.
hrs RESI0NA77ON ACCEPTED-IT TOOK
EFFECT YESTERDAY.
Mr Lansr viii Not Name n Successor. but
VIII Leave the Vacancy for Col Villas to
Fti-JudEe bryant Likely to he the Mas.

VIII Leave the Vacancy for Col. Villas to
Ffi-JudEe Bryant Likely to he the Man.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Commlssione
Sparks this morning received from tho Presi-
dent letter accepting his resignation, to take
effect to-day. The letter Is dated yesterday.
While declining through courtesy to the Presi-
dent to give the letter to the press, the Com
missioner said that It was extremely kind in
tone, and expressed tho Presidents full appre-
citation Of his services to the country as Com
missioner OF the General Land ofice.
1 feel like galley slave just released" said
the Commissioner. " and but for the fact that
am sick would be in the best OF spirits.
"of course" he continued. this is not
pleasant ending Of my administration, and
when reflect that l have given nearly three
years OF almost incessant hard brain racking
work TO the cause Of the people for but little
a hss 9 s aoys s' .an that
review my work q the iast three years and
right and honest one. and that my position In
Wsy Wien sns Sese hngys w,h
fearlessly. cannot help Wishing ii were other:
wise Yet am by no means e, UNHAPPY need
Assistant Commissioner st9cksiager will be
acting Commissioler until Mr.. sparkss sue
Tho General Land Office was to day in charge
OF Assistant Commissioner Stockslager. as 1t
President can make the official changes which
he has been considering for the past few weeks.
xoR sS Mr. R W
remain Assistant Commissioner. and that, MIR.
eaVar WIZ no az oS or tsH RaSe
as to Sho this sne Sff fst snd
hall dozen names are suggested that doubt
enlOyeN a 4ecODd'S INDIGNANT
in Mr.. vilas's mind. 1t is believed tn. now
Secretary Of the Interior will prefer his old
Assistant Attorney General. for the Post Office
department., to any one that can be suggested:
which is that neither Mr. Villas nor Judge Bry-
81 the Ssst places in the Post Once Depart;
such a confidential position as Judge Bryant
What 3u as sbsy ns RRss
Judge Bryant y;n has been the counsel Of tho firm
between them there is always the best OF UNI
0i u e lss5 Judge Bryant was Republican
Of the House COMMITTEES on Public Lands
thoroughly acquainted with all the great mass
q land grant LEGISLATION. an acquaintance that
ONCE. In the summer of 1889 Judge bryant
decided to quit the Republican party. He was
vice the natural candidate OF his district for
Congress. but there was q row. and younger
mar was chosen and the old men were sent to
the rear, Judge Bryant bought an interest in
the Madison tWis) Democrat and publicly an
bounced that he would thereafter act with the
was called to Washington to take an import
ant place In Mr.. Clsvelands administration
with salary OF 81. 900 year. He still retains
his interest In the newspaper at Madison. and
It is. OF course. the POSTMASTER Generals organ.
Judge Bryant's systematic; steady Diligence
ment and much Of the Postmaster Generals
SUCCESS Is due to his sound advice. He would
make few or no mistakes In the General Land
0ffpe
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
A Murderer's Letter.

Twenty-two-yenr-o Joseph Schlemmer.
under sentence of death in jersey City for shooting his
girl wife to spite her mother. who would not let the
youthful couple live together has written the following
letter to his uncle In Germany:
DEAR uscLE: feel lonely and sad and want to write
about my trouble ! very sorry for what did. It
would hive been better II the revolver had turned
around and shot instead Of shooting my dear little
wife I would have been better of now.
sorry for your family that have to write this
you. Your whole family will suffer because OF
The witnesses back when the trial came on:
They didn't tell the truth wish I could you all
once more before die. But have disgraced you all.
Don't think too hardly OF me- bid you good.by for
ever. wish you all good luck.
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vS.sd and neI Sessions on Tuesday was
Tho Rev DR. John Paxton has been asked II he will
he en.pansy Of the Ssysnh Regiment Ills
fsood s %sw New
The left hand of nfteen.year-od Francis Haber was
torn % Yesterday By the picking machine hs feed
DR., John Hail of l76 West Tenth street. welIknown
Ninth w&rasr and large properly owner was thrown
lie was slightly injured about the head.
Columbia College authorities are distributing small
III the rs ana 81 ' fIi: s rs
lime any such summaries have been prepared.
's Inn a VIA" ss
his from insult ~ pfsta No. g1y In The General
Church at rlSmouih, Mass, has been engaged ms us
Hound the Corner Twentyninth street and Ffthvsnue
The Bacon and Cabbage Club will eat its monthly din
night; Little Judge Daay viii, preside and speeches
IayorlnG Irish home rule will be made between each
william Rhinelander and Lfpenagd Stewart have pro-
Gas AN ANN ne
~ front OF the premisesat second avenue ami Eighty
Alfred Miller house painter 45 years old. living at
@ WA Wes s s Ts a. %"rs on the
was instantly killed
james T. schei u rhiaisphia, While s'f,Sris from;
dclrinn tremsns jumped iron the steamer n neigh
boring lighter and broke both legs lie was taken to
tie Chambers Street Hospital
The glass jewellers may have general strike unless
their EMPLOYERS grant demand for advance of 81
week seventy hvc men employed By seInol, Bache
Go, and HerUy Mariner are already out. SemOn
Bache co will give the advance 10 the smoOtherA but
not 10 the rouRheTa
Upon the application Of James D. Smith President of
the New YORK CLUB Jndc" barrett has Owen perIuSsOn
to the club to mortgage ITS new property Thirynfth
aud Fifth avenue for SlulUl and issue bonds
therefor for the site and budng Members have
suhscrihel tor all the bonds
Nru,d MD
for gRtc ho- rhannrrs, md blow fs AZ P0clntico
the work ~ Pocrutco were brpnm Howard 4 Co $2t-
Iin, lhOntaS Dohbu S!iHIa: John Pierce Sla 40 The
bidders Tor the work at hUaerr weru Oi.Ien Clark
s",p3i, john Fierce. sa.lbl, Thomas Dobbn slass6.
Tue sale % the late Aaron ! vaudernoels law library
whs brought Ia close eR'eTAY afternoon As on tile
twn preceding days, The ooEs were s'id good prices
some rnrrr eop'r' going Tor large She sale o.
duced more than SION tho OF the real purrhser
not yet known IL Is thought that Mr. Brayton Ives 10
the buyer.
Ratchet feil on the head Of Frank Mcdonnell aged
III last spring AT his home NJ 27D2 Eighth avenue and
split bis ski piece Of the bone Gu. out and ths
boys lfs was saved but his memory gone Yester-
day HE father reported Police the
sSsSSq A. iosss s'ESss sgd Tenth syspus asompeHy
probable thAt he hAs fVFEottsn Al Aboas u > hSk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
Ccnsurinx tho Management or . State In.
sane Asylum.

BUFFALO, Nov. 16.-A committee of the
Board Of Supervisors OF Erie county submitted
at noon to-day lengthy report consuming the
manner in which the State Insane Asylum in
this city is conducted. The report says that
admittance to the asylum was refused the
committee except as ordinary visitors, not
withstanding the fact that the county pays
asylum. and from the fact that tho observation
wSs limited the Board OF Supervisors are
vestigats the institution. The recommended
tion is also made that Gov. Hill appoint two
women to I'LL the vacancies in the Board OF
Managers. The investigation was prompted
by the recent charges Of cruelty to inmates and
by the death OF q lnnatic named Charles Brown.
who had several ribs broken before his death.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
NEWSPAPERS AND THE CLERGY
The Baptist Congress Discusses tho Secular
Press.

Tho Baptist Congress. Discusses the Secular
Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 16-The Baptist Con-
gress to-day discussed Tho Secular Press"
A paper was read by Robert J. Burdette. He
thought as whole the newspapers were bot
ter now than at any previous time, and were
generally conducted in a manner we'll calcu-
lated to meet the demands and approval of the
best classes. Of the community. Dr. Lasher.
held that the newspapers were the educa-
tors Of the people, and that they were as good
rs their readers would permit them to be. The
speaker took exceptions to some features Of
the daily press. and said that the decoration
Of crime In gaudy apparel. the painting OF vice
in glowing and seductive colors. are things
that justify the title of the Satanic press for
such papers,"
that tho newspapers print long accounts OF
crimes. and say nothing Of the moral hero who
sits up all night nursing his sick children.
Mr.. Burdette said IL the newspapers printed
accounts Of that kind. every subscriber would
come In with claim that he. too. lived vir-
tuous life. and ought to be written up
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
Tho Second Aua,.er,. Report.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Second Auditor Day,
in his annual report says that the accounts Of 44Oo
soldiers of tho regular army, who deserted between
April H. 1851, and Dec 81 1880 have been examined
and $s7 "a found be due the Soldiers Home under
section 4sls Revised Statutes Unclaimed moneys due
the estates of deceased soldiers amounting to 81 1874
have also been found be due the Homo under the
law There upward OF A. 0D claims for arrears OF
pay and bounty awaiting adjudication. Nearly three
times more claims were presented In 1887 than In 1881
The Increase attributable Ia new legislation and de-
cisions OF tho Supreme Court and the Second Comp
troler The time spent In the examination OF worthless
initiates against the pronp: liquidation OF mer
torous case.S and he suggests remedial legislation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-17
SIX Men KILLED by Dynamite Explosion

IsHPEMINo Mich, Nov. 16.-The Hancock
Chemical Company's packing house for dyn-
amite blew up at the noon hour to-day. The
killed are Willie Remand, Charley BaEkell.
King, all young men. and William Lapp. The
company carried 1900 pounds Of dynamite.
There Is not trace OF the mon or the building
and H0ughton. several miles Distant